Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Lucknow
State:Uttar Pradesh
Established:1952
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:The official portrait of Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.jpg
Mp:Rajnath Singh
Preceded By:Lalji Tandon
Alliance:NDA
Latest Election Year:2024

Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is one of the two lok sabha constituencies that lies in the largest and capital city of the state, Lucknow.

Since 1991 the seat has been held by the BJP. Its best-known MP is Former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Vajpayee contested from this seat eight times. First time, he contested 1955 bypoll and came third. Then he came second in 1957 and 1962. After these 3 losses, he won the seat five consecutive times, in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004.

Assembly segments

NoNameDistrictMemberParty
171Lucknow WestLucknowArmaan Khan
172Lucknow NorthNeeraj Bora
173Lucknow EastO. P. Srivastava
174Lucknow CentralRavidas Mehrotra
175Lucknow Cantt.Brajesh Pathak

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1952Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
1955^Sheorajvati Nehru
1957Pulin Behari Banerji
1962B. K. Dhaon
1967Anand Narain Mulla
1971Sheila Kaul
1977Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
1980Sheila Kaul
1984
1989Mandhata Singh
1991Atal Bihari Vajpayee
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009Lalji Tandon
2014Rajnath Singh
2019
2024
^ by-poll

Election Results

1951-52 results

See also

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